Perna allegedly worked with his associates to plan and carry out the assault, which took place in July 2015. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. A reputed mobster has admitted assaulting the then-boyfriend and now husband of the former "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member in exchange for a deeply discounted lavish wedding reception. Case in point: Teresa Giudice vacations with her new boyfriend. New Jersey Mafia. I'd rather be reading the news of the arrest and convictions of the Trump Crime Family. The newspapers cover it and people eat it up. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { John Perna, 44, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey was found guilty of attacking Dina Manzo's new boyfriend David Cantin - now her husband - at the request of her jealous ex-husband in 2015. A reputed Mafia figure pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges he conspired to assault the now-husband of former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Manzo. The couple was in town for Teresa Giudices daughter, Audrianas first communion. John Perna, 44, of Cedar Grove, who federal authorities say is a member of the Lucchese Crime Family, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. Ralph V. Perna, 69, received an eight-year state prison sentence. },false) Thomas Manzo has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. John Perna, 43, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to Count One of the indictment pending against him, charging him with committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering activity. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. It is not the only legal trouble Manzo currently faces. His attorney has denied those charges as well. John Perna wedding photo. An unfolding real-life Jersey drama comes to an end.